Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-18
"REB AND YANK."

The Spirits of 1861 Aroused by the Be
union-Rs "reminiscences of the Late War.
Atlanta Cons .ituti:n.
MACON, GA, Nov S-Biu Evers, who
e punished the Joe Brown pike, with col
lard stalk attachment, during the re-
union here, when everybody got on q
general Publication, is likely to become
famous. He received the following letter
to-day, from man st Dayton, Ohio,
which explains itself:
DAYTON, OHIO, Oct. 81, 1857.
William Evers, Esq Eas! Macon, ia,
On reading in Cincinnati paper an &C
count of the high old time you just had
in Macon. came upon your name, and
q description of how you were dressed,
and of : remark you inside then, and am
willing TO meet them half way" when you
wanted one little flag left on your Joe
Brown pike which you carried.
"Good! l will meet you half way, for
l believe from that remark OF yours that
you are the same kind of Johnnie Reb'
that am 'Ya1k,' and that you and l
could sit and 'swap lies with each other
just as easy as we used to trade coffee
and tobacco about twenty-five years ago
without getting mad.
When you would throw it up to me how
you MADE me get up and dust at Chick
amauga, 1 would hit you back by asking
! what made you in such hurry TO get
away from the top OF Missionary
r dge?'"
There were lots of funny things that
happened during the war and the old vets
on both sides ike to get together and talk
about the old times, which l hope will
never come again. I have mad all the
fl ht want for about seventy-fve years.
On August &c, 1861, at q place called Utsy
Greek, three miles north of Atlanta, one
OF Pat Cleburne's men caused me TO lose
my right arm because l wanted to take
his cid musket away.
I wish l knew who that man was as
would walk many miles to meet him once
more, and talk his ear off telling about
| that little skirmish. For the "Bcys in
grey" who went TO the field and tried to
do the best they could to uphold their
principles, | have the greatest respect,
for the devotion with which they stick to
their cause, favor them; but for the
southern man who ran the blockade and
went to Nassau and speculated in Con-
federate bonds and colt until the war
was over and then comes back ana wants
your boys TO vote him IN 10 q fat office, |
have no use, end l don't think you have
either.
| belonged 10 the regular army when
th4 war began and served until October
%, 1864, in the Fifteenth regiment OF
! United States Infantry, was sergeant in
company F, second battalion, and attend
! sll reunions of the cold regular brigade"
fourteenth srmy corps, army OF the Cum
berland, and love 20 see our old battle
t lrp regimental flag. So you see l know
Just how you boys like to see yours, and
don't blame you bit. We hsve not get
! many more years to have our fun, so we
must tske it when we can get it. Now, l
have told you who I an snd how | feel,
tell me about yourself, il you please.
Where did you serve, how long, etc?
Before | forget 1t, will you be kind
enough to mail me few of the badges
that were worn at Macon? l want to put
them in my relic case. l have long want
ed to get the first, the last, and the battle
flag of the Confederacy, as well as one of
YOUR cedar canteens, but have only tin
one. The flags ] want, small; some four
inches will do. Can you get me any 9TH
er of these relics, or any other except
Confederate money? If so, l will buy
them of you. l wrote Miss Winnie Davis
about two years sgo at Beauvoir, Miss 4,
but she was at Richmond, Va. at the
time, so her mother sent me nice letter
for a keepsake, which think great deal
OF.
IfIcan perform any friendly service
for you here let me know what il is and [
will do it with pleasure. 1 hope you can
read my left-hand writing and will fend
me some badges and other relics. How
would you like to see the piece that was
published in the Cincinnati paper about
the reception st your place? Did you
ever trade napers CT the skirmish line?
Now, Johnnie R9b," l don't know
you, but would like to. have been in
Macon four times since the war, and If
come down again will hunt you up
Hoping you and yours may prosper, am
Your Yankee friend,
e c. w, HARRINGTON.